Staid"ness, n. The quality or state
of being staid; seriousness; steadiness; sedateness; regularity; --
the opposite of wildness, or levity.
If sometimes he appears too gray, yet a secret
gracefulness of youth accompanies his writings, though the
staidness and sobriety of age wanting.
Dryden.
Syn. -- Sobriety; gravity; steadiness; regularity;
constancy; firmness; stability; sedateness.
Staid"ness, n. The quality or state
of being staid; seriousness; steadiness; sedateness; regularity; --
the opposite of wildness, or levity.
If sometimes he appears too gray, yet a secret
gracefulness of youth accompanies his writings, though the
staidness and sobriety of age wanting.
Dryden.
Syn. -- Sobriety; gravity; steadiness; regularity;
constancy; firmness; stability; sedateness.
